Non-refillable cigar-box.



H. GEITZ.

NON-REFILLABLE CIGAR BOX.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 13, 1915.

. 1,185,497. Patented May 30,1916.

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H. GEITZ.

NON -REFILLABLE CIGAR BOX.

APPLICATION FILED NOV- 13. 1915- 1,1 85,497. Patentd May 30, 1916.

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. ammo z GE t HENRY GEITZ, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

NON-BEFILLABLE CIGAR-BOX.

Application filed. November 13, 1915.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY Gnrrz, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvement in Non Refillable Cigar- Boxes, ofwhich the-following isa specification.

This invention is an improved cigar box which is non-refillable andwhich is adapted to automatically dispense or deliver cigars therefrom,one at a time, by turning the box over endwise, the object of theinvention being to provide an improved cigar box of this character whichis light, strong, which may be readily manufactured at slight cost andthe dispensing mechanism of which is simple in construction and is notlikely to get out of order.

The invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof devices hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a longitudinal verticalsectional view of a non-refillable and self-dispensing cigar boxconstructed in accordance with my invention showing the same arranged ininitial position. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same onthe plane indicated by the line a-a of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detailsectional view of the same on the plane indicated by the line b-b ofFig. 1. Figs. 4156 are detail longitudinal sectional views, each of thedispensing end of the box and showing the box in different positions andillustrating the passage of a cigar through the dispensing mechanism bythe turning of the box.

The box 1 which is of the usual oblong rectangular form may in practicebe made of tin or other suitable material and its cover or top 2 ispreferably, in practice, soldered in place or otherwise fastened afterthe box has been filled with cigars. In the bottom of the box is aregulating tray 3 which is also preferably made of sheet metal and whichis transversely corrugated providing regulating chambers 4 into whichthe cigars of the bottom layer individually fit and which regulated trayor bottom, while the box is being turned over endwise, causes the cigarsto move, one at a time, to the dispensing mechanism which I will nowdescribe.

At one end and near the upper corner of the box is a dispensing chamber5 which Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, 1916.

Serial No. 61,395.

comprises bottom and top walls 6-7, and an 1nner end wall 8 and a wall 9which extends upwardly from the wall 7 to the cover of the box and isspaced from the approximate end wall 10 of the box to form a dischargeportion 11 of the dispensing chamber. The bottom wall 6 of thedispensing chamber terminates short of the end wall 10 of the box sothat an opening 12 is formed and at the inner end of this opening is aninclined fender 13 which is spaced a suitable distance from the tray 3and permits the cigars to move only one at a time from the tray orregulating bottom 3 to the wall 10.

A controlling valve 1 1 is arranged in the end of the dispensing chamberunder the discharge portion 11 and next the wall 10,

said controlling valve being over the opening 12 and adapted to open andclose said opening 12. A weight plate 15 which may be made of leadorother suitable material is arranged in the end of the box next the wall10, adapted to normally bear on the bottom of the box between the wall10 and the regulating tray 3 and this weight plate is connected by asheet metal wall or other suitable connection 16 to the controllingvalve, the said wall or connecting element 16 being engaged at its endsby suitable guides 17 which are arranged in the angles between the endwall 10 and the side walls of the box, said guides permitting thecontrolling valve and the weight plate to move vertically and preventingthem from moving otherwise. A lid 18 is provided at the outer end of thedischarge portion 11 and is pivotally mounted as at 19 and in practicemay be provided at one end of its pivotal axis with an operating knob20. 'At the bottom of the discharge portion 11 of the dispensing chamberare a pair of discharge valves 21 each of which is pivotally mounted atits outer side as at 22 so that said valves are arranged to opendownwardly and said valves are held in normal position by suitable stops23.

The operation of my invention is as follows: Normally the valves 14 and21 are closed and the weight plate 15 is in lowered position, bearing onthe bottom of the box. The dispensing mechanism of the box is operatedbyslowly turning the box over, complete and otherwise in the directionindicated by the arrow in Fig. 1. As the box first reaches a nearlyvertical position a cigar passes from the tray or bottom 3 un-' der thefender 13 and in front of the weight plate. Assuming that a cigar isalso in the dispensing chamber, the last named cigar drops to a positionbetween the valves 1421. As the box is turned to inverted position thecigar from the dispensing chamber drops, by the opening of the valves 21into the discharge portion 11 of the dispensing chamber and the weightplate 15 and valve 14- drop so that the first named cigar is carriedintothe dispensing chamber with the valve 14. When the box is arranged inthe position shown in Fig. 6 the cigar drops into the inner end of thedispensing chamber, out of line with the valves and ready to bedispensed at the next revolution of the box and as the box is restoredto its initial position, as shown in Fig. 1, the weight plate and thevalves 1i2l again drop to initial position. Hence my improved cigar boxwhile enabling cigars to be singly dispensed therefrom merely by turningthe box completely over prevents the refilling of the box, the valves1d21 closing against any attempt to put cigars in the box through thedispensing mechanism.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. A box of the classdescribed having interiorly arranged walls forming a dispensing chamber,said dispensing chamber having an entrance opening on one sidecommunicating with the interior of the box and having a dischar eportion leading from the other side, an outwardly opening valve in thedischarge portion, an inwardly opening controlling valve to open andclose. the entrance opening and a weight to operate said controllingvalve.

2. A box of the class described having interiorly arranged walls forminga dispensing chamber said dispensing chamber having an entrance openingon one side communicating with the interior of the box and having adischarge portion leading from the other side, an outwardly openingvalve in the discharge portion, an inwardly opening controlling valve toopen and close the entrance openings and a weight to operate saidcontrolling valve, the box being also provided with means to causearticles to be fed singly to the controlling valve.

3. A box of the class described having interiorly threaded walls forminga dispensing chamber said dispensing chamber having an entrance openingon one side communicating with the interior of the box and having adischarge portion leading from the other side, and inwardly openingcontrolling valve to open and close the entrance oaenin and a wei ht too erate said con- D trolling valve, said weight being normally arrangedin the bottom of the box and con nected to the controlling valve, aregulating device providing substantially semi-circular transversechannels in the bottom of the box, said weight comprising a platenormally located at one end of the box and between the same and saidregulating devicv, and the dispensing chamber having a fender extendingfrom one side of the inlet opening toward the re ulating device.

In testimony whereof I aihx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY GEITZ.

Witnesses ERNEST VILLIAM BERGMANN, FRED. ROTHAMEL.

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